Candy-holder.



` PATENTED'JN. s1., 19.05. J. JEPFERS, JR.

CANDY HOLDER.

APPLIoATIoN :FILED SEPT. 20.1904.

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Arron/VHS j UNITED l STATES Patented January 31, 1905.

PATENT OEEICE.

JOHN JEEFERs, JE., oE SAGINAW, MICHIGAN.

CANDY-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION :forming part of Letters Patent No. 781,527, dated January31, 1905.

Application filed September 20, 1904. Serial No. 225,229.

To rif/ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN J EFFERs, Jr., a citizen of the United States,and a-resident of Saginaw, in the county of Saginaw and State ofMichigan, have invented a new and Improved Candy-Holder, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a receptacle for holding candyor other similar Acate corresponding parts in both views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device in open position, and Fig. 2is a central section of the device and through the openings in its side.

An outer tube 1, closed at one end and having an inwardly-extending.flange 2y at the other end, contains an inner tube 3, closed at bothends, but having an opening 4 in the side thereof. This opening 4 is invertical alinement with a similar opening 5, Jformed in the side of theouter tube 1. y

At the bottom of the outer tube l is a coilspring 6, which normallyforces the inner tube 3 upward against the 'flange 2, thus holding theopenings 4 and 5 out of alinement and securely `closing the receptacle.When it is desired to open this receptacle, a nger is pressed upon th'etop of the inner receptacle by passing it through the opening 7 in thetop of the outer tube 1, and the inner tube is forced against the actionof the spring toward the bottom of the outer tube. The openings 4 and 5are so positioned that when the inner i tube has been pressed down asfar as possible said openings will be in perfect alinement and thecontents of the inner receptacle can readily be removed. y

From this description it will be seen that it is not necessary to havelight for opening this receptacle; but it can be-done as readily ,in thedarkness as in the light.

This is the preferred form of my'construction; but I do not Wish to belimited to the precise'details as described, but only as stated in theclaims. n

l Having thus described my invention,I claim as new'and desire to secureby Letters Patent-` 1. In a candy-holder, the combination of an outerreceptacle having an opening in one end and an opening in its side, aninner closed receptacle Within the outer receptacle and having anopening in its side adapted to register with the side opening of theouter receptacle, and a spring for normally holding the inner receptaclewith its opening out of register with the opening of the outerreceptacle, sub-- stantially as described.

2. Ina candy-holder, the combination of an outer receptacle, an innerreceptacle, aspring interposed between the receptacles-for norf. 4mallyholding the inner receptacle at one end of the outer receptacle,means at the other end of the outer receptacle to prevent the innerreceptacle from coming out, and an opening in each receptacle, normallyout of alinement but adapted to be brught into alinement for removingthe contents of the innerreceptacle, ysubstantially as described.

3. In a candy-holder, an outer tube closed at one end and aninwardly-extending flange at the other, in' combination with an innertube closed at both ends, a spring normally holding the inner y'tube atone end of the outer tube, and an opening in each tube, normally out ofalinement but adapted to be brought into alinement, substantially asdescribed.

4. In a candy-holder, an outer tube closed at one end and partly closedat the other, in

combination with an inner tube sliclingly mounted therein and normallyheld at one end of the outer tube by e spring between the ends of thetubes, said inner and outer tubes having' Corresponding openings adaptedto be brought into alinernent by pressing said spring.

In testimony Whereot l have signed rn y naine to this specilicntion inthe presence ol two sub seribing` witnesses.

JOHN .1 whims, JR.

lVitnesses:

lV. G. Ennnroii, C. F. BARRETT.

